Russell Stover to pay $585K penalty following EPA audit at Iola plant

Kansas City-based chocolate maker Russell Stover Candies Inc. will pay a $585,000 penalty as part of a settlement related to allegations that it violated the federal Clean Water Act.

The Kansas City Business Journal reports the issue is related to a 2008 Environmental Protection Agency audit at Russell Stover's Iola, Kan. plant that found the company's acidic wastewater discharges in a publicly owned treatment facility. The company says it took prompt action to correct the problem.